⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:23 · SA 27-15 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:13 · SA 105-94 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:07 · SA 57-46 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:30 · SA 75-67 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:35 · SA 69-54 UTAH
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:14 · SA 108-100 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
